Before that, it was about 7 censuses, most part of these previous censuses was undertaken during Soviet ( USSR ) control.

Before long, and much to the embarrassment of the authorities, the media began to expose severe social and economic problems the Soviet government had long denied and actively concealed.

Before final negotiations were concluded in 1921, however, Afghanistan had already begun to establish its own foreign policy without repercussions anyway, including diplomatic relations with the new government in the Soviet Union in 1919.

Before the 1980s Soviet war, Afghanistan pursued a policy of neutrality and nonalignment in its foreign relations, being one of a few independent nations to stay neutral in both World War I and World War II.

Before long, much to the embarrassment of the authorities, the media began to expose severe social and economic problems which the Soviet government had long denied and covered up.

Before the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, researchers who attempted to count the number of people killed under Stalin's regime produced estimates ranging from 3 to 60 million.

Before he can sell the secret of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union, he is discovered by the British and is killed by members of MI5 who stage his death as a heart attack.

Before 1991, the former Soviet Union, China and the Warsaw Pact countries had been a major source of economic and military aid.

Before 1929, different countries had different definitions, and the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States did not immediately accept the international value.

Before the Second World War, researchers in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, independently and in great secrecy, developed technologies that led to the modern version of radar.

Before the Treaty of Rawalpindi was concluded in 1921, Afghanistan had already begun to establish its own foreign policy, including diplomatic relations with the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1919.

Before initiating the plan, he presented it to Soviet Premier Nikolai Tikhonov.

Before the Tribunal convened, Nikitchenko explained the Soviet perspective of the trials :" We are dealing here with the chief war criminals who have already been convicted and whose conviction has been already announced by both the Moscow and Crimea declarations by the heads of the governments ....

Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that neither the United Kingdom nor Western Europe wanted the reunification of Germany.

Before the end of World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was concerned that, with the enormous size of Soviet forces deployed in Europe at the end of the war and the perception that the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was unreliable, there was a serious threat to Western Europe.

Before his death in March 1953, Stalin allegedly had planned the execution of " Doctors Plot " defendants already on trial in Red Square in March 1953, and then he would cast himself as the savior of Soviet Jews by sending them to camps away from the purportedly enraged Russian populace.

Before the Tripartite Dinner Meeting of November 29, 1943 at the Tehran Conference, Churchill presented Stalin with a specially commissioned ceremonial sword ( the " Sword of Stalingrad ", made in Sheffield ) commemorating the victory in the battle of Stalingrad, as a gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad and the people of the Soviet Union.

Before the Soviet Luna 9 mission ( landing four months before Surveyor 1 ) and the Surveyor project, it was unknown how deep the dust on the Moon was.

Before the Soviet intervention, the building was Tajbeg Palace, where Hafizullah Amin was killed.

Before the referendum, Abbas lobbied for international support for the GPRA, which was quickly recognized by Morocco, Tunisia, several other Arab countries, China, and a number of African and other Asian states but not by the Soviet Union.

Before they were sent as guards to the concentration camps, most Soviet POWs who served as camp guards underwent special training in Trawniki, originally a holding center for refugees and Soviet POWs whom the Security Police and SD had designated potential collaborators or dangerous persons.

Before work was completed, however, the Soviet Union launched a second satellite, Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957.

Before, the regionalists had been seated divided, with the SNP with the Gaullist-dominated European Democratic Alliance, VU, the Valdotanian Union and the Basque Nationalist Party ( PNV ) in the Rainbow Group, together with green parties, the South Tyrolean People's Party ( SVP ) with the Group of the European People's Party, and Batasuna among the Non-Inscrits.

Before admission to the Union, Texas, as an independent nation, controlled water within three miles of the coast, the normal limit for nations.

Before that time, most presidents delivered the State of the Union as a written report.

Before the election, the War Democrats joined the Republicans to form the National Union Party.

Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union.

Before the Union Pacific Railroad was started in 1865, St. Joseph was the westernmost point in the United States accessible by rail.

Before World War I, the title was used only in federated colonies in which each of the previously constituent colonies of these federated colonies already had a Governor, namely Canada, Australia, and the Union of South Africa.

Before the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force on 1 December 2009 no provision in the treaties or law of the European Union outlined the ability of a state to voluntarily withdraw from the EU.

Before the Breakup of the Soviet Union, Fort Hood was billed as the largest military base in the free world ( Fort Benning is larger in personnel though not in land area ).

Before incorporation, the settlements of Whites Chapel, Dove, Union Church and Jellico made up present day Southlake.

Before the Treaty of Union in 1707, Scots was the state language of Scotland used for all government business.

Before earning his civil engineering degree from RPI, Buck fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War under General Slocum, participating in the battles at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Peachtree Creek, Resaca and

Before the couple divorced in 1955, they lived in the Soviet Union from 1937 to 1938, while he served as the second American ambassador to the Soviet Union, under Joseph Stalin.

Before the mural ’ s completion in 1940, however, Siqueiros was forced into hiding and later jailed for his links to an attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky, then in exile in Mexico City from the Soviet Union.

Before their lines collapsed, Warner's men arrived on the scene to reinforce Stark's troops.

Before its reverse-split adjusted stock price change, the stock collapsed from $ 22. 76 on September 8 to $ 1. 35 on October 27 ; contributing to a roughly 3, 000 point drop in the index.

Before the Second World War, the city's most successful club was Slavija Osijek, which collapsed in 1941.

Before long, defects in some of the materials used became apparent, and part of Corpach double lock collapsed in 1843.

Before they reached Dachau, more than 7, 000 inmates had been shot or had collapsed and died.

Before long it began to be too much for him, draining him to the point where he collapsed.

Before long, as the Ritsuryō state collapsed, the court music musicians were faced with the reconstruction and sought asylum in Buddhist temples.

Before returning to the independent circuit, Richards ' lung collapsed while undergoing a biopsy to determine the cause of a lung infection, causing him to wear a chest tube for several days and miss a scheduled appearance for Maryland Championship Wrestling ( MCW ).

Before the Russians regrouped, they were bombarded with a flanking fire of Polish artillery and their ranks quickly collapsed.

Before Akito could accept, the unstable cliff ground collapsed and Tohru fell, while Akito screamed for help.

Before Robert could open the barn doors the roof collapsed on him and the horses, setting them all on fire.

Before the unrest spread to Saudi Arabia, Soviet-backed militants led a coup in Oman when the Omani economy collapsed.